For those who know me, I’m not likely to sing the praises of bread very often. I’m not a huge bread eater although I do appreciate seeded bread and a really sour sourdough. And super fresh Turkish bread and naan always get a look in. I don’t often finish or eat a whole bread roll either.
So I’ve broken two personal rules after visiting the golden colour bathed Lüneburger German bakery in the QVB. It was started by Turkish born German expat Ahmet Yaltirakli who migrated here after living more than 30 years in the historical German town Lüneburg, spurred by a homesickness for German breads. I am initially drawn to the huge sweet pastries, strudels and scrolls on offer and I pick up a Redcurrant Buttercrumble, a whacking huge offering 13.5 cms in diameter ($3.50), a chocolate hazelnut croissant ($3) and for good measure, and because I do love a seeded roll, a Champion roll for the princely sum of 90c.
Redcurrant Buttercrumble $3.50
The Redcurrant Buttercrumble is huge. I had expected it to be more of a buttery danish but according to their website, its a wheat roll from an Italian recipe. The topping is oat based and every bite tastes of muesli studded with sweet fruit. It feels like a curious mix of healthy and unhealthy with its size tipping it in favour of the latter. Its not as sweet as it looks either, the tartness of the redcurrants and the plain bread balancing out the lashings of white icing.
Chocolate hazelnut croissant $3
The chocolate hazelnut croissant, sprinkled on top with tiny hazelnut pieces, is filled with a smooth glossy chocolate and hazelnut spread. Its in two words delicious and morerish, the half I give to my husband reluctantly proffered. It seems less layered and buttery than typical French croissant, if I could describe it its more a cross between bread and layered pastry.
Champion roll 90c (top view)
My last item, the seeded Champions roll. Its large enough for a lunch roll and on the top is a mix of oat flakes, sesame seed and poppyseed whilst the bottom features sunflower seed kernels. I know I will like it but in fact I love it. Its incredibly good value for 90c too given how many seeds are in this. Its perfect just plain with good butter but even better the next day slightly heated up and filled with sandwich toppings.
Champion roll 90c (underside view)
Despite my lack of interest in David Hasselhoff music, I can definitely see myself appreciating German taste!
Lüneburger German Bakery, QVB
Shop 72 Lower Ground, Queen Victoria Building
455 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: +61 (02) 9264 2377
Fax: +61 (02) 9264 2399
e: qvb@luneburger.com.au
Website: http://www.luneburger.com.au
Monday - Wednesday and Friday 9am to 6:30pm
Thursday - 9am to 9pm
Saturday - 9am to 6pm
Sunday - 11am to 5pm
Also locations at:
Macquarie
Shop 401-Level 4- Macquarie Shopping Centre
197-223 Herring Road -North Ryde- NSW 2113
Tel :+61 (02) 9889 4774
Fax: +61 (02) 9987 2842
Email: Macquarie@luneburger.com.au
Parramatta
Tel : +61 (02) 9635 5242
Fax: +61 (02) 9635 5233
Email: Parramatta@luneburger.com.au
Wynyard
Tel : +61 (02) 9299 7977
Fax: +61 (02) 9299 7867
Email: wynyard@luneburger.com.au
15 Comments | Add your own
german bread is so overshadowed by french bread… the seeded breads are my favourite. i used to buy pumpkin seed bread when i lived in germany *sighs*
The only problem i have with this place is that most items don’t have tags,so if you see something new or haven’t tried before,you have to always ask what’s in it,and i hear other customers asking as well,so i know it’s not just me.
But i try not to go through Town Hall station every morning so I’m not tempted.
Hi blythe-I think I prefer German bread because of the seeds but of course I can’t go past French cakes and pastries.
Hi Miss K-I agree! I had to ask about 5 different things which I prefer not to do. There were about 10 things that weren’t labeled but I didn’t want to ask about 10 of them so I chose the 5 most appealing looking. Where is this legendary German efficiency?
Wow - looks like an awesome trip. So jealous!
That light has such a nice warm glow, would attract a lot of customers on a cold winters day imo. Champion roll looks yummy with all those seeds. Thanks for the review
Hi Pieds Des Anges-Thanks, it was very tasty and I can’t get to get some more!
Hi GS-Yes, it looks so golden and delicious! I was all set to give my husband half of the seed roll but ended up doing a sneaky and eating his half
i definitely fancy the chocolate hazelnut croissant…looks delightful. you’ll be happy to know that you’ve inspired me to get out of the kitchen and explore. i had an excellent trip yesterday to a lovely restaurant deep in the countryside. so thanx
Oh, I adore the QVB store! I stop by for a hazelnut croissant rather often– much to the chagrin of my calorie counter *laugh*.
I do like my croissants to be a little more “airy”. There’s so much pastry in the one serve!
Hi airy fairy-Thanks
Your food adventure in the countryside looked great!
Hi Mel-Its perilous isn’t it. I wanted to go back straight away but resisted
their filled seeded rolls are just the right size for a light lunch. i especially love the champion roll filled with pastrami, cheese and salad. and only $4. (leaves you enough change and stomach space for dessert.)
I’m on a roll here (pardon the pun).. because I’ve been here too! From memory I bought a bread roll and a sweet treat too. I felt so out of place though as I was with my sister and brother-in-law and they’re health nuts and yummy food is taboo. It’s never too much fun getting food around them. Having said that.. it didn’t stop me from buying Croatian cheese burek in Newtown Sydney, semi freezing it.. with the plan to eat it back home here in Victoria after we flew home. I completely forgot about it and had to throw it out the next day. I found Portuguese custard tarts more prevalent in Sydney than here in Victoria. I sampled a few! I do know you have them featured here on your website too
Hi bowb-their filled rolls definitely look like the best lunchtime bargain in the city and tasty to boot!
Hi Maria-Hehe well hopefully the health nuts saw the benefits of the seeded bread! The sweet rolls and strudels look so tempting though but even though our redcurrant buttercrumble looked very sweet, it wasn’t too sweet.
Ooh burek! I was just writing down some places to try that yesterday. That’s interesting about the Portuguese tarts-they’re so popular here that I assumed that they’d be popular everywhere.
ok, gotta share my experience too <:
so far, i’ve tried their redcurrant buttercrumble (too dry for me), hazelnut croissant (not bad but yep, more dense than the traditional french croissant), apple triangle (i wasn’t blown away heh) and what i recommend would be the blueberry muffin (it is quite perfect. nice scattering of blueberries, delicately moist and wonderfully brown on the outside. the muffin size has increased but so has the price)
Hi Tian-I think everyone has tried something from here!
Sounds like I need to try some more things from there. I think my favourite thing out of the three was the champion roll. That was quite different whereas the crumble and the croissant were good but not as unusual.
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